A new backpack system will allow players to store special items found during the adventure, granting characters new abilities that they may not otherwise possess.

First impressions suggest that this is the "most ambitious LEGO game yet", with "a visually rich, fleshed-out hub environment packed with content". Digitai Spy's full review will be published this Friday (November 23).

LEGO Lord of the Rings is out now in North America and out tomorrow (November 23) in Europe.